Modeling as a teaching learning process for understanding materials: A case study in primary education

Science Education

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 398-418

  Acher, Andrés ^a   Arcà, María ^b   Sanmartí, Neus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 34247509209     PISSN: 00368326     EISSN: 1098237X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20196     Document Type: Article

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